The Shanghai – Hangzhou High-Speed Railway, also called Huhang High-Speed Railway, starts from Shanghai Hongqiao/Shanghai Railway Stations and ends at Hangzhou East/Hangzhou Railway Stations. More than 150 bullet trains running on this route every day, with the travel time of around an hour. These trains pass through stations of Songjiang South, Jiashan South, Jiaxing South, Tongxiang (for Wuzhen Ancient Town), Haining and Yuhang, etc.

Shanghai to Hangzhou High-Speed Train Schedule and Ticket Fares

There are different terminals in each city for high-speed trains. The prices differ for different routes.

Departure

Arrival

Departure Time

Average Interval

Duration

Coach Class

Price

CNY

USD
(approx.)

Shanghai Hongqiao

Hangzhou

06:00 – 21:30

1h30m

58 mins to 1h15m

2nd class

¥77.50

$12

1st class

¥123.50

$19

Business class

¥233.50

$35

Hangzhou East

06:14 – 20:52

10 mins

45 mins to 1h20m

2nd class

¥73

$11

1st class

¥117

$18

Business class

¥219.50

$33

06:40 – 19:09

34 mins

1h1m to 1h42m

2nd class

¥56

$9

1st class

¥89

$14

Shanghai

Hangzhou

08:05 – 17:54

8 hours

1h29m to 1h41m

2nd class

¥92.50

$14

1st class

¥147.50

$22

Business class

¥278.50

$42

Hangzhou to Shanghai High-Speed Train Schedule and Ticket Fares

(Updated on March 1st, 2019)

Departure

Arrival

Departure Time

Average Interval

Duration

Coach Class

Price

CNY

USD
(approx.)

Hangzhou East

Shanghai Hongqiao

06:59 – 22:31

10 mins

45 mins to 1h20m

2nd class

¥73

$11

1st class

¥117

$18

Business class

¥219.50

$33

10:14 – 21:40

30 mins

55 mins to 1h44m

2nd class

¥56

$9

1st class

¥89

$14

Hangzhou

Shanghai Hongqiao

07:58 – 20:25

1 hour

58 mins to 1h19m

2nd class

¥77.50

$12

1st class

¥123.50

$19

Business class

¥233.50

$35

Shanghai

06:10 – 20:01

8 hours

1h26m to 1h44m

2nd class

¥92.50

$14

1st class

¥147.50

$22

Business class

¥278.50

$42

Children's Tickets

A child fare is 50% of the full price for seats. Children's fares apply to children younger than 12 years of age and not taller than 1.5 m (4.9 feet). Read here for more information about children's tickets.

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Two Terminals for Hangzhou High-Speed Trains

Hangzhou East Railway Station (Chinese: 杭州东站)

Located in the east of downtown Hangzhou, the station is about 15 kilometers (9 miles) northeast of West Lake.

Hangzhou Railway Station (Chinese: 杭州火车站)

Hangzhou Railway Station (known to local residents as Chengzhan Station) is the oldest and main station in the city. It lies at the junction of Huancheng East Road and West Lake Avenue and is only 10 minutes' ride to West Lake.